Onewheel recalls 300,000 electric skateboards in the U.S. after 4 deaths in 3 years

According to news from this site on September 30, Onewheel electric skateboard manufacturer Future Motion announced the recall of 300,000 Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards in the United States. If the skateboard's limits are exceeded, the skateboard may stop balancing, creating a collision hazard that could result in serious injury or death.

Future Dynamics has received dozens of accident reports involving electric skateboards, including four fatal reports between 2019 and 2021. and various injuries such as traumatic brain injuries, concussions, paralysis, upper body fractures, lower body fractures, and ligament injuries

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Onewheel electric skateboards. Consumers who own Onewheel GT, Onewheel Pint X, Onewheel Pint or Onewheel XR electric skateboards should download or update the Onewheel App and update the firmware to support the Haptic Buzz alert function.

It is understood that Haptic Buzz is a tactile and audible warning system that provides users with buzzes and sounds when the skateboard is approaching its limit or is in a low battery or error state. The firmware update will be available for Onewheel GT within a week and for Pint X, Pint and XR within six weeks.

This recall affects all Future Motion Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboard models, including Onewheel (original), Onewheel, Onewheel XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT. The model name is on the side of the board and the Onewheel logo is printed on the board's rails.

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